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MellowHigh
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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut release from the collaboration between MellowHype (Hodgy Beats and Left Brain) and Domo Genesis was produced by Left Brain and features guest appearances from Remy Banks, Curren$y, Smoke DZA, Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. CMJ
    Dec 5, 2013
    70
    The trio proves it has a fat bag of tricks: floaty fast rhymes (Get’n Drunk), high gravity boom bap (Troublesome) and haunting alien lullabies (Nobody). But the fact that it’s Earl Sweatshirt’s heavy-lidded guest verse in Cold World that’s still stuck in my head probably means MellowHigh still has a few kinks to work out.
  2. Pitchfork
    Dec 5, 2013
    68
    MellowHigh is not disorienting but rather frighteningly familiar.
  3. HipHopDX
    Dec 5, 2013
    60
    As a byproduct of a team that has actualized potential for groundbreaking contributions, MellowHigh misses the mark by a wide margin.
  4. PopMatters
    Dec 12, 2013
    60
    MellowHigh isn’t a bad start, but it’s not exactly a tour de force either.
  5. XXL
    Dec 5, 2013
    60
    MellowHigh has its thrills with some credit going to Earl’s playful verse on “Cold World,” but too often the album feels stagnant.
  6. The Line of Best Fit
    Dec 5, 2013
    55
    It’s an aimless, winding record that occasionally stumbles upon greatness, but with the amount of mediocrity, you can’t help feel that the high points are mere accidents.

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